Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1809 Jiangdong Change II

Jianyedu.

The city that was once shrouded in flames of war, under Wu Guo's full recovery, can no longer see the traces of the fire that year, and even the traces of the past have been repaired on the city walls.

As the capital city of the Wu Kingdom, this new city is still very lively. The streets are full of traffic, and the alleys are full of people.

However, there is no way to cover up the prosperity on the surface. This city has always been shrouded in the flames of war.

With the failure of the Yangtze River Estuary Defense Campaign.

Jianye also began to be a little turbulent. Some capable landlords and gentry began to prepare to flee for their lives, because they had experienced that Jianye was breached by the Ming army once, and they would not doubt whether there would be a second time. You continue to put yourself in danger.

Even though the court, the prime minister, and the officials of Jiuqing all stood up to appease people's hearts, some people still couldn't help but flee for their lives.

It's not that Zhang Zhao and the others don't want to intercept it, but the situation is completely different now. Even some officials in the court are wondering whether it is possible for the Ming army to come to Jianye Capital.

So at this time, no matter what they do, it will be difficult to stop these people who want to escape the war.

Therefore, Jianye began to become a little turbulent.

Unless there is good news from the front line, it will be very difficult for Jianye Capital to restore peace in a short while, which makes Zhang Zhao and others very anxious.

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On the corner of the street, in a wine shop.

This is a restaurant with a very stylish layout. It is a place where many literati and scholars talk about the world by cooking wine with green plums.

"Serve a jug of old wine, and a few side dishes!"

In the elegant compartment, a young man sat down and knelt down.

"coming!"

The waiter will make arrangements soon.

At this time, another person came in. This person was wearing a bamboo hat, and his eyes were a little bit dark. Looking at the young man in front of him, he had a cold aura flickering: "You are so bold, you really think I am so bold to appear so swaggeringly!" Are Wu Guo spies useless?"

Although Wu Guo's spies are not as good as Jingwusi of the Ming court, or Cao Wei's night tower, they are also unique and quite capable.

"Frank and frank, why fear!"

The young man said in an air.

"It turns out that I have become a villain!" The visitor took off his bamboo hat, revealing a delicate face.

The state of Wu is one of the nine ministers, Gu Yong, the Shaofu.

And the young man is the head of the Honglu Division under the Political Affairs Hall of the Ming Dynasty, and one of the most powerful competitors of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, Yi Ji.

"Why should Patriarch Gu be so anxious? I never dared to underestimate Wu Guo's spies. It's just that many things in this world cannot be avoided by hiding. As the saying goes, the more open and aboveboard the place, the safer it may be! "Yiji smiled.

"What you said is a bit unreasonable!" Gu Yong thought for a while, but he agreed with Yi Ji's words. Sometimes the more open and aboveboard the place, the safer it is.

Naturally, it is impossible for many people to know about their meeting, but there are countless spies around him, and wherever they meet, there is a possibility of exposure.

He knew that Zhou Yu didn't trust him enough, and Zhang Zhao was wary of him, so he didn't dare to be righteous, and he couldn't hold them accountable.

Otherwise, even if the Jiangdong family is behind him, it may be difficult to stop Sun Ce from killing him.

"Zhou Gongjin has left the court!",

Gu Yong said.

"I know!"

Yi Ji said: "I know which way he left from!"

"Your news is well-informed!"

"If I don't have this ability, how dare I cooperate with you!" Yiji smiled: "Patriarch Gu, don't underestimate my Daming news network. Knowing yourself and the enemy is invincible. This principle, our Majesty, ten years ago Already understood!"

"That's true!" Gu Yong still has some admiration for this young hero who has never met before. Just because Mu Jing was able to escape from Guanzhong back then, it was enough for Gu Yong to have some respect for him. The heart of admiration.

And before the Mu clan started to compete for the world, Song Shan had already realized the importance of information and intelligence, and used the method of war in the art of war with a high degree of proficiency.

Even the three great princes in the world today dare not say that there are no dark sons of the Ming court by their side.

"I also knew he would come back!"

Yiji said.

"you sure?"

"Guess!" Yiji shook his head: "I assume his role to think about things. If it were me, even if I knew that the battle at the mouth of the Yangtze River was defeated, I wouldn't dare to leave so carelessly. If I want to leave , there is going to be a deterrent, to calm down the situation, and then there is hope to delay the time, but he did nothing, and Zhou Gongjin is a very smart person, he will not ignore this aspect, so he also It's just casting a net, even if he leaves, he doesn't dare to leave for a long time, after all, he is going to catch fish, at least the kind that can catch everything in one catch!"

"How can you be so clear?"

Gu Yong's pupils changed color slightly. Even if their aristocratic family's connections were exhausted, he only guessed that Zhou Yu might turn back, but he would not separate out so many things.

"The Privy Council of the Ming Dynasty is in charge of the army, and under the Privy Council, there is the Chief of Staff. Our Majesty personally ordered the formation of the Chief of Staff, and gave the best conditions to gather all the smart scholars in the world to achieve a strategic deployment in advance. , the effect of analyzing the enemy in advance, and one of them is to understand the enemy and analyze the enemy. Zhou Yu has already been on our blacklist. Our analysis of him is very comprehensive. , can defeat him!"

Yiji was able to calculate Zhou Yu not because he was smart, but because he had the staff of the Ming court as his support. The staff had a detailed analysis of General Wu, and he had almost memorized these materials by heart.

"Did the Ming court really impress someone?"

Gu Yong gasped.

The more he understood, the more frightened he was. Today's Ming court is completely different from the Han Dynasty he knew.

"If one day Patriarch Gu is willing to become my minister of the Ming Dynasty, he will have more opportunities to understand our court!" Yiji smiled, and recruiting Gu Yong was his goal, and it was also the goal of Honglu Division, so he While completing the plan, he spared no effort to conquer Gu Yong. He believed that one day, sooner or later, he would be able to take down Gu Yong and make Gu Yong submit to the court of Ming Dynasty.

"Humph!"

Gu Yong just snorted coldly. In Yiji's opinion, this attitude is already very good. If it was before, Gu Yong could directly go crazy.

Gu Yong is a disciple of Confucianism. Propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame are very important, so he has not yet learned the word betrayal. He can cooperate with the Ming court, but he will not betray Wu.

He has his own thoughts on all this. On the one hand, his goal is to hope that Jiangdong can stick to it, and he can't understand that Sun Ce led the main force to go north to fight, and he didn't care about Jiangdong's defense at all, so he cooperated with the Ming court. It is also a good thing that Sun Ce is forced to come back.

In addition, some conflicts have to be resolved sooner or later, otherwise it will lead to catastrophe, so it is not an exaggeration to take advantage of this time to resolve these troubles.

"If Zhou Gongjin returns, we will both have problems!"

Gu Yong sighed and said: "You know Zhou Yu's ability, I know it well, he is in the light, we are in the dark, and you can count him one or two, he is in the dark, we are in the light, then you will definitely die!"

"So be fast!"

Yi Ji said: "We have done what we have to do. Now it's up to you, as long as Sun Quan can come back, then there are not many things that Zhou Yu can actually do!"

"Then fight fast, but after this time, I'm afraid I'm going to break with him!" Gu Yong sighed, he didn't want to go this far, but the situation was like this, and he had no choice.

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Jianye became more and more chaotic, as if a demonic wind suddenly blew up, magnifying the failure of the Yangtze Estuary defense countless times.

So not only those aristocratic families, gentry, and squires are afraid, but even ordinary people have shown a certain degree of fear.

This made Wu Guochaotang a little anxious, and Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others were even more busy with their feet on the ground.

"Master Prime Minister!"

Wei Teng rushed in.

"Da Sinong didn't go to appease the people, what's the matter?" Zhang Zhao looked at Wei Teng with a dark look. He had been sending people to watch Wei Teng these days. He knew that Wei Teng was up to something, so he didn't take it too seriously. meet him.

"I came here to solve the Jianye Rebellion!",

Wei Teng cupped his hands and said.

"Do you have a way to solve this problem?" Zhang Zhao looked at Wei Teng, frowning. ,

"Your Excellency, the so-called snake can't do without a head!" Wei Teng said: "The defense of the defense line at the mouth of the Yangtze River failed, so many people think that the Ming army will come to Jianye. We all know that the Ming army will come to Jianye again. The possibility of the capital is very small, but there is no way to stop the people's speculation, so we must welcome the king back, only the king can control this Jianye and secure this Jiangdong!"

"Your Majesty is currently fighting on the front line, so don't move lightly!"

Zhang Zhao shook his head.

"Prime Minister, what time is it now? Our Jiangdong is already in danger, but the king is still taking our Jiangdong Erlang to fight for their Cao Wei. This is so absurd, even disregarding the land we lost by the sea , such behavior, how can we be worthy of the people's trust in Wu Guochaotang!"

Wei Teng is the leader of the older generation of the Jiangdong family. Even if he is not as good as the Gu family and the Lu family, he has been an official for a lifetime and has been fighting for a lifetime. Naturally, he has the same principles.

Everyone knows the strategic deployment, but if this matter is said, it will not be so easily recognized by the people, especially now that I am too busy to take care of myself, your strategic deployment and the overall situation are not acceptable, the people You will feel the hurt you feel more than yourself, and then resent it.

In the plundered counties and counties along the coast, those people followed the Ming army so peacefully. On the one hand, it was because the Ming army was indeed powerful and their soldiers were unparalleled. But on the other hand, they were not disappointed with Wu Guo. Failure to keep them is disappointment.

A sharp light burst out of Zhang Zhao's pupils: "Wei Zhoulin, the king is fighting in Runan. You know in your heart that it is for the future of Jiangdong, not for other people. This future may not be visible, but the fact Above all, we all know that we cannot suppress the main force of the Ming army, we cannot defeat the Ming army, and we cannot stop the attack of the Ming army. Sooner or later, Jiangdong will be eaten by the Ming army, and at this moment, the king is doing it for us Jiangdong is just fighting for the front line of life, this is the so-called overall situation, others don't know, don't you also don't know, why are you so aggressive?"

"The subordinates are ministers of the state of Wu, and they are planning for the state of Wu. The heart of the fist is clearly learned from the prime minister!" Wei Teng knelt down, his voice was sonorous and powerful.

Zhang Zhao really had nothing to do with Wei Teng, unless they had enough confidence to withstand the backlash of these aristocratic families, otherwise the most important thing was for Da Wu to maintain peace.

"Wei Qing, the chaos in Jianye Capital, I have my own sense of proportion. After our soldiers win the battle and drive out the Ming army, the crisis will naturally be resolved!" Zhang Zhao said indifferently.

"Prime Minister, it's not that I don't believe in your navy, but He Qi has a main force of [-], but he can't even stop the Yangtze River Estuary. As long as there is a part of the army that crosses the Yangtze River, they will be able to come to Jianye Capital, and then the people of Jianye City will be brilliant, and it will be difficult to appease people's hearts at that time!"

Wei Teng argued hard.

In fact, the Wu Guoshui Army has already fallen to the altar. Even though the combat effectiveness of the Wu Guoshui Army is better than that of the past, and the bravery of the sons and daughters has not weakened at all, they have been defeated all the time. The shame of not getting rid of it also led them to feel a little depressed.

Regardless of their combat effectiveness or morale, they were pulled far away by the Ming army, which also caused Wu to lose a lot of trust in them.

"Wei Zhoulin, since we are ministers of Wu, we must trust Wu's soldiers!"

Zhang Zhao gritted his teeth and said.

"I'm not the only one who thinks this way, but many people think so. We spend so much money every year to enter the navy, but the navy is in the South China Sea and the East China Sea. Many counties along the coast have been plundered, and now many court ministers have countless resentments towards them!"

Wei Teng said: "Under such circumstances, how can we have the courage to entrust the safety of Jianye Capital to them? The subordinates believe that Jianye Capital should make preparations early and never allow what happened back then to repeat itself. !"

Zhang Zhao was somewhat distracted. He stared at Wei Teng deeply. He somewhat agreed with Wei Teng's words, but he also thought that Wei Teng had ulterior motives.

Now he wanted to know what Wei Teng was up to.

He asked: "Then what do you think, other than calling the king back, is there any other way to keep the people of our Jianye capital and the court of our country of Wu under control?",

"If the king can't come back, now the only way is to welcome the second prince back. The second prince is also the blood of the previous king, the royal family of the Sun family of Wu, and he is talented and intelligent. He is quite popular among the people and can be trusted by the people!" Wei Teng directly revealed his thoughts. At this time, it is not a matter to hide and hide. A quick decision is the kingly way.

(End of this chapter)